Lexic.us

Definition of Palau Islands

1. Noun. A chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Palau Islands

Literary usage of Palau Islands

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1879)
"... from the Palau Islands. By WILLUM MACLEAY, FLS, &c. Plate 19 B. The very remarkable fish described in this paper, and figured on plate 19 B, ..."

2. North Pacific Pilot by William Henry Rosser, James Frederick Imray (1870)
"Besides the reef immediately connected with the islands, there is another extensive reef or bank stretching far to the northward of the Palau islands, ..."

3. High Road to Tokyo Bay: The Aaf in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater by Daniel Haulman (1993)
"Finally, he would advance to the Palau Islands to establish bases for the invasion of the Philippines. Meanwhile, General MacArthur would continue westward ..."

4. Condition Red: Marine Defense Battalions in World War II by Charles D. Melson (1996)
"As an antiaircraft outfit, it deployed to Anguar, Palau Islands, in September 1944, where it served in the garrison force for the remainder of the war. ..."

5. Beyond Price: Pearls and Pearl-fishing : Origins to the Age of Discoveries by R. A. Donkin (1998)
"Mergui Archipelago 18. Gulf of Tongking 19. Palau Islands 20. Pescadores 21. Yaeyama Islands 22. Ryukyu Islands 23. Oshima Islands 24. Sulu Archipelago 25. ..."

6. Beyond Price: Pearls and Pearl-fishing : Origins to the Age of Discoveries by R. A. Donkin (1998)
"... Makassar Mergui Archipelago Gulf of Tongking Palau Islands Pescadores Yaeyama Islands Ryukyu Islands Oshima Islands Sulu Archipelago Kii Peninsula. ..."

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